Juba vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Juba	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$224	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$1303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	10	61
😀 Quality of life	13	79
🏙️ Population	459K	605K

The cost of living in Juba is 54% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8527th and 4764th ($513 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in South Sudan and Latvia, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9116th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Riga

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	Juba	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1526	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.52	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.3	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.1	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2876	$13840

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Juba

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Bor	$506
216 km or 134 mi	Arua	$585
245 km or 152 mi	Gulu	$594
354 km or 220 mi	Yambio	$495
395 km or 245 mi	Bunia	$801
498 km or 310 mi	Isiro	$843
507 km or 315 mi	Mbale	$605
508 km or 316 mi	Kira Town	$646
510 km or 317 mi	Wau	$508
516 km or 321 mi	Kampala	$698
521 km or 324 mi	Malakal	$496
523 km or 325 mi	Jinja	$562
539 km or 335 mi	Beni	$785
542 km or 337 mi	Entebbe	$558
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$602
544 km or 338 mi	Kasese	$573
584 km or 363 mi	Butembo	$768
596 km or 370 mi	Mumias	$490
632 km or 393 mi	Eldoret	$483
652 km or 405 mi	Kisumu	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Jimma	$654
735 km or 457 mi	Byumba	$613
738 km or 459 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Nakuru	$500
773 km or 480 mi	Gisenyi	$381
776 km or 482 mi	Kigali	$771
798 km or 496 mi	Awasa	$886
808 km or 502 mi	Kibuye	$479
826 km or 514 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
827 km or 514 mi	Nyanza	$518
832 km or 517 mi	Mwanza	$625
854 km or 530 mi	Butare	$413
858 km or 533 mi	Meru	$541
860 km or 534 mi	Kisangani	$910
868 km or 539 mi	Muyinga	$650
869 km or 540 mi	Cyangugu	$496
872 km or 542 mi	Bukavu	$759
884 km or 549 mi	Ngozi	$648
895 km or 556 mi	Thika	$589
895 km or 556 mi	Nairobi	$760

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220